http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2015/06/worst_u_s_natural_disaster_galveston_texas_1901_hurricane_explained_video.html

Forecasters expect mild storms from the Atlantic hurricane season that officially kicked off June 1. After monster modern storms in New York, New Jersey, Louisiana, and Texas, many have forgotten that the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history actually came more than 100 years ago—a worst case scenario that arrived ashore Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 8, 1900.